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The Gift of Ignorance

March 19, 2012
By Ralms2010 BRONZE, Aberdeen, New Jersey
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Ralms2010 BRONZE, Aberdeen, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"I loves Harpo -- God knows I do -- but I'll kill him dead 'fore I let him beat me!" - The Color Purple
"It's not who you know, it's who knows you." -- Dario Collado

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How beautiful it is
Not to have a care in the world
How nice it must be
To be able to turn yourself off
To shut off the world.

Ignorance is a gift
It puts those blessed with it
In the envy of those in lack.

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